The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
ARCHBISHOP GROSS.
A Letter From the Rev. Gentleman to
An Augusta Lady.
From the AUGUSTA Chronicle.

From the AUGUSTA Chronicle.
Friends, and they are legion, of Ri Rev.
Bishop Gross. in Augusta, will read with in
terest the following letter from him to an
Augusta lady:
MY VERY DEAR FRIEND--I invite you to
enter the state-room of this fine steamer, on
board of which these lines are written; in
vite you to enter in spirit for were you cor
poreally present YOU would doubtless be more
DESTROYS to go ont on deck to enjoy the
beautiful scenery which adorns this
grand river Moreover, you would
doubtless like to see the fishermen, for this
is the great home of that magnificent fish,
the salmon. You can see great piles OF
these large fishes here and there where
fishermen have their headquarters. | have
often watched them In great numbers in the
river, and it is pleasant to see them spring
from the sparkling wave and fash their sill
yer sides in the bright sunlight.
/ am going to Astoria, which is at the
mouth OF the Columbia river, just as it
pours its waters into the broad Pacific
ocean. The town looks very beautiful. 1t
is situated on high grounds that rise from
riverside to high hills. From the door OF
our little church one can see the breakers as
they majestically roll on the bar.
The trip told you / intended making,
could not undertake; there were some twelve
feet Of snow ON the mountain range over
which should be obliged to pass. and so /
could not venture Even in the midst of
summer it is so cold that was nearly frozen
when last made the trip Moreover, the
journey has to be made on buck
board and one must sit bolt
upright, entirely unsheltered against rain,
hail or snow, which may come One must
postpone all ideas of sleep, for it is jour
ney of twenty four hours uninterrupted
travel. I shall start on this journey next
week, and having crossed the mountains
will enter into great wilderness which
have never yet visited. | expect great
many privations and perhaps suffering on
the trip
But instead of that big trip went down
to Southern Oregon, and was within five
miles of the boundary between Oregon and
California. The country visited was pretty
wild, and there was some roughing to do,
but it is beautiful land, splendid range of
mountains run through the section, and
many of their snow-clad submits
look proudly down on valleys of
great verdure. The Rogue" river
and many other delightful streams
lend an unspeakable charm to the
landscape And to this beautiful region
God has given a delicious climate. l cannot
but often get vexed at the mean names that
our people will persist in giving to loca-
tons We have here the devils rock, the
devils backbone the devils pulpit"
and what not l could not help saying to
an Oregonian: 1T is customary to name
| favorite sites after country's heroes; what
hero, then, must the devil be to the people
of Oregon" Compare these ugly names
to the poetic ones given by Catholics: LOS
Angeles mt. Angel Santa Clara"
Vera Cruz" ETC., etc.
Well, | have written you this time quite
| long letter cannot tell you how much
enjoy yours with its little budget of news
from dear Georgia---do you know that
| sometimes dream that | am visiting there?
| My heart leaps with pleasurable emotions,
and am saddened to awake and find it all
but dream at the best. How delight
full must Heaven be! Indeed, have 50
many there, that the wish to meet them,
never to part, greatly grows upon me.
Now, please give my kindest love to each
and every one of your dear family. You
| know that / would mention every name,
but tell them they need not be written on
| paper since they all are engraved on my
| heart. WM. H Gross,
Archbishop of Oregon.